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Forms of Fiction Flashcards

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5 elements of fiction

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  1. Characters
  2. Setting
  3. Plot
  4. Point of View
  5. Theme
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The people or animals that make things happen in fiction.

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Characters

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2 types of characters

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  1. Flat Character

2. Rounded Character

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It is drawn with only surface facts and details.

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Flat Character

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It refers to the fully developed character as opposed to flat character.

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Rounded Character

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It presents time, place, weather, and season.

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Setting

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The sequence of interrelated actions or events that make up a story.

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Plot

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Plot Structure

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  1. Exposition
  2. Rising Action
  3. Climax
  4. Falling Action
  5. Resolution
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It is where the struggles of a character are against another character, group, or society.

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Man vs. Man

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It is where the character is against the face of nature.

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Man vs. Nature

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It is where the character is against personal feelings, values, or needs.

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Man vs. Himself

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The eyes and mind which reader views the events.

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Point of View

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3 types of point of view

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  1. First Person
  2. Third Person (Limited)
  3. Third Person (Omniscient)
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It makes the story personal.

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First Person

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It focuses on one character’s perspective.

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Third Person (Limited)

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16
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It is the most flexible outside narration.

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Third Person (Omniscient)

17
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The central idea or meaning of a story.

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Theme

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3 kinds of theme

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  1. Moral
  2. Dramatic Premise
  3. Insight
19
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3 techniques and literacy in fiction

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  1. Tone and Mood
  2. Foreshadowing
  3. Symbolism and Motif
20
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The attitude of the author towards the writing and the reader’s tone.

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Tone

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It refers to the general atmosphere created by the author’s words.

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Mood

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It is where the writer gives hints of coming events in the story.

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Foreshadowing

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The art of representing things through symbols in objects, events, or relationships.

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Symbolism

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It refers to the recurring element that has symbolic significance in the story.

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Motif

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